ᐅ Single-family house floor plan designed, we like the windows

Hello everyone,

we received a revised draft from our construction company. Foreword: some of you might remember the previous drafts of the single-family house with 140 m² (1507 sq ft) plus a basement designed for living. It is a sloped plot going from southwest to northwest, facing north, with a slope from southwest to northeast.

We have now planned the house with a 2.30-meter (7.5 ft) knee wall, which allows the upper rooms to have 70 cm (28 inches) high clerestory windows, so the front children's rooms still get sunlight from the southwest. We like this type of window, but it currently makes furnishing the children’s rooms a bit tricky. We had seen this at model home parks, and most of the time there was a desk placed underneath. Regarding the doors to the children’s rooms, Foreword: check if they could be planned flush with the wall. At the moment, I don’t see much benefit to having extra space behind the door, do you? A cupboard wouldn’t fit there anyway. Otherwise, the upper floor plan works for us. Foreword: the clerestory window above the bathtub should be larger, matching the size of the bathtub.

We still need to adjust the elevations as we’re not 100% happy with them yet. The question is whether it’s better to have full-height windows in the living and dining area rather than half-height ones. Otherwise, we are basically satisfied with the ground floor layout, except that the windows need to be reviewed again. To clarify, on the southwest side in the living room we intentionally planned a large window to let the afternoon sun in. Towards the back, in the dining area, we have an unobstructed view, so a 3-meter (10 ft) sliding door is planned there.

The basement is designed as a living basement, with the front rooms intended as an office and guest room. I’m not completely happy with the bathroom yet, because the door interrupts a nice long wall that cannot be furnished properly. However, I can’t find a way to place the door in the corner because of the shower. Also, we should reconsider if the location of the basement entrance door is optimal. The reason for this door is in case our parents-in-law might move in one day, allowing the basement living area to be separated from the rest of the basement. Whether that will ever happen, we don’t know.

We would appreciate it if you could take a look and are grateful for any feedback. We really want to finalize the planning.

Thank you in advance

I like the floor plan.
Regarding the basement: I would definitely make the toilet accessible from the hallway in some way.
Regarding the upper floor: those narrow windows on the upper floor, what is their sill height?
Personally, I don’t like it when doors are right next to the wall. In our case, we have 60cm (24 inches) deep cabinets behind all doors, and I think that works well. For the walk-in closet, it would practically make sense for you to add a door to the hallway there.

Hello Manu,
thank you for your feedback. The small windows start at 85 cm (33.5 inches) above the finished floor level, so that a desk, bed, etc. can fit underneath.
Yes, the basement with the restroom is still a bit of a concern for me. I don’t find the door placement there very good.
Regarding the space behind the door, that’s a good point. Unfortunately, for Child 1, there are only 34 cm (13 inches); the question is whether it makes sense there.

Watcher78 schrieb:
Unfortunately, for child 1 it is only 34cm (13 inches), so the question is whether it makes sense there

is enough for a nice bookshelf.

Yes, great, I wouldn't have thought of that at all.

I also really like it in the bathroom. You could add a feature with a T-shaped shower; at 3.18m (10.4 feet), that should be quite feasible.